Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-02


ssDo the storms and snow drifts hinder
you very oftens'
mot often. was on the Lake Shore in
the cold winter of go That was the time
Central train got snow-bound and the
passengers footed it across to our line and
were all nearly frozen to death in the
binding hail and snow storm.
That was terrible night-Tn never for
get it. We shoveled snow and divided
lunch and did every thing to keep half
comfortable. This was the same night
that young Warren strayed of on the
prairie beyond Sturgis and got lost in the
snow, in trying to cross over from the
Central. and was found the next day dead,
with his wedding suit on. I remember
the bride-a beautiful blonde girl-an
elegantlooking lady. She was lady
She had him removed to Ohio and buried
| by his friends near Cincinnati.
81 shall never forget the look that girl
| wore when she saw the eoffin-lid lifted.
| She had been en- gagged, and that cold New
Years was the day set for their wedding
| His failing to come unexplained almost
| killed the girl. He was a bank clerk,
| she of wealthy parents and lovely-look-
| ing creature. l never saw such hne
| brown eyesl and a blonde; such win
| ming way and elegant form and manner.
We stood back and let her glance through
| the glass cover of the casket, and when,
with wild scream, she tainted, every
man, women and child felt her pain as II
| it was sister
| sShe came to and smiled, and said some
| thing about being true to me- and
| swooned again several times in success
! sion, and they took her away to her peo-
| pie. The suspense was too much for her.
| l understand she went to Europe later
and refused all offers of marriage. That's
| what call true woman. am single, of
| course, and don't pretend to know much
about such things, but the love of such
| woman is enough to tempt any man to
matrimony; she is a treasure; some one
NAV fini it so some time. have never for
gotten her appearance, it was so striking.
SIT must have been an awful suspense
| to wait at wedding and not know what
became of him." suggested.
| ssYes, it was, but they say she bore 1T
like brave, good woman-women bear
more than men in any emergency. Talk
about heroesI one could face twenty can
non easier than twenty personal friends
gathered at a wedding where the bride
groom failed to connect.
1--WE often have presents and cigars
from fellows going off to get married.
Think of rich young miner on his home
ward wedding tripI Well, once in awhile
we have a man on board who realizes that
the engineer holds the stake and a single
let up on his duty would uncouple the
whole layout"
THAT reminds me; do you ever gel
prizes for good conduct"
.'Oh, yes every month. We get ffteer
dollars first prize and ten dollars for the
second That is fifteen dollars for the
least trouble, loss or accident. I've go
first and second quite often. We all worl
for them. With so many they don't come
very often"
"They tell q good many stories abou
engineers picking up children ON tn
track and saving lives by watchfulness.
30, that's right in our line. ANY maj
would do that. It's only opportunity tina
does it. OF course, no one would Kill
man wilfully, and often when the tramp
get on we have half notion to let then
ride and hate to put them off the train
: That is a matter Of duty. 1t would 500
,, cost one his position, and they must D
i uploaded. It's not the fault of conduc
, | ors"
, 800 you like this wild life of excite
, mentin questioned
ssCertainly do" was the prompt al
: swer. ssWhy nota 1t is full of changes
: full on romance and variety" He ben
! his head on his hands and looked towar
D the window. 1t was his vacation. d
ihad unbent, so to speak, and seemed
! | a study. could see that he had more
|. | a story, and had barely reeled on chal
ter, and determined to go 1urtaer. -